“I really thought it would divide audiences. And it just hasn’t. So, when I wrote it I wasn’t meant to go, ‘Oh, I’ll get a Netflix special out of this and everyone will see it.’ It was like, I’ll probably get 12 shows and be asked to leave.”

Last year, Gadsby told the Star Observer she often eschewed the idea of being a role model for LGBTI people.

“I think it’s a problematic term because if you’re a role model you can’t make mistakes which is a very human thing,” she said.

“There’s danger in being a public figure, but of course visibility is important as well.”